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Best leadership (ERO) — Hawke's Bay top-30

Centres with the strongest ERO grade on the leadership dimension — qualified-teacher ratio, internal evaluation, governance.

83 centres eligible in Hawke's Bay. Source: Education Review Office, licensed CC-BY 4.0.

1

BestStart Taradale

Taradale · Hawke's Bay · Education And Care

C A W A Wh A B A H A L A ERO: Not well placed

Roll 67
2

Colenso Early Childhood Centre

Marewa · Hawke's Bay · Education And Care

C A W A Wh A B A H B L A ERO: Not well placed

Roll 38
3

Te Kōhanga Reo o Te Rongopai o Takapau

Makaretu · Hawke's Bay · Kohanga Reo

C A W A Wh A B A H B L A

Roll 30
4

Te Kōhanga Reo o Te Whakakotahitanga

Taradale · Hawke's Bay · Kohanga Reo

C A W A Wh B A H B L A

Roll 24
5

Te Kōhanga Reo o Te Ara Hou

Onekawa · Hawke's Bay · Kohanga Reo

C W A Wh A B H B L A

Roll 32
6

Te Kōhanga Reo o Te Puawaitanga o Te Pito Mata

Raureka · Hawke's Bay · Kohanga Reo

C A W Wh B H B L A

Roll 25
7

Te Kōhanga Reo o Te Kōwhai

Flaxmere · Hawke's Bay · Kohanga Reo

C A W Wh B H B L A

Roll 23
8

Te Kōhanga Reo o Rēwai

Flaxmere · Hawke's Bay · Kohanga Reo

C A W Wh B H B L A

Roll 18
9

Te Kōhanga Reo o Te Pou Herenga Waka o Te Whakapono

Marewa · Hawke's Bay · Kohanga Reo

C A W A Wh A B A H A L B

Roll 20
10

Te Kōhanga Reo o Te Maara a Tāwhao

Taradale · Hawke's Bay · Kohanga Reo

C A W A Wh B B A H B L B

Roll 15
11

Taikura Rudolf Steiner Kindergarten

Hastings Central · Hawke's Bay · Education And Care

C W A Wh A B A H B L B ERO: Not well placed

Roll 40
12

Te Kōhanga Reo o Te Wairoa

Wairoa · Hawke's Bay · Kohanga Reo

C A W A Wh A B B H L B

Roll 20
13

BestStart Willowpark Road

Parkvale-Napier/Hastings · Hawke's Bay · Education And Care

C B W B Wh B B B H B L B ERO: Not well placed

Roll 72
14

Taradale East Kindergarten

Taradale · Hawke's Bay · Kindergarten

C B W B Wh B B B H B L B ERO: Not well placed

Roll 40
15

Onga Onga Playcentre

Makaretu · Hawke's Bay · Playcentre

C B W B Wh B B B H B L B ERO: Not well placed

Roll 30
16

BestStart Riverbend Road

Onekawa · Hawke's Bay · Education And Care

C W B Wh B B B H B L B ERO: Not well placed

Roll 75
17

Nelson Park Kindergarten Toddler and Baby

Marewa · Hawke's Bay · Education And Care

C B W B Wh B B H B L B

Roll 75
18

BestStart Greenmeadows

Greenmeadows · Hawke's Bay · Education And Care

C B W B Wh B B C H B L B ERO: Not well placed

Roll 59
19

Taokotaianga Apii Kuki Airani Early Childhood Centre

Akina · Hawke's Bay · Education And Care

C C W B Wh B B B H B L B ERO: Not well placed

Roll 58
20

Carlyle Kindergarten

Napier South · Hawke's Bay · Kindergarten

C B W Wh B B B H B L B

Roll 43
21

Busy Bees Frimley

Frimley · Hawke's Bay · Education And Care

C B W B Wh B B C H B L B ERO: Not well placed

Roll 42
22

Scallywaggs Kindergarten & Care Waipawa

Waipāwa · Hawke's Bay · Education And Care

C B W B Wh B B H B L B

Roll 30
23

Te Kōhanga Reo o Moteo

Taradale South · Hawke's Bay · Kohanga Reo

C B W A Wh C B H B L B

Roll 15
24

Scallywaggs SPROUTS In-Home Childcare Hawke's Bay 5

Onekawa · Hawke's Bay · Home Based

C B W B Wh B H B L B

Roll 80
25

Tiny Nation Taranaki Whanganui

Hastings Central · Hawke's Bay · Home Based

C W Wh B B B H B L B

Roll 80
26

Learning Adventures Flaxmere

Flaxmere · Hawke's Bay · Education And Care

C B W B Wh B C H B L B

Roll 60
27

Frederick Street Kindergarten

Mahora · Hawke's Bay · Education And Care

C B W B Wh B B H L B

Roll 54
28

BestStart Napier Central

Marewa · Hawke's Bay · Education And Care

C B W B Wh B H B L B

Roll 46
29

BestStart Mahora

Mahora · Hawke's Bay · Education And Care

C B W B Wh B H B L B

Roll 42
30

Little Sunbeams Central

Akina · Hawke's Bay · Education And Care

C B W Wh B B H B L B

Roll 40

Showing top 30 of 83 eligible centres in Hawke's Bay. Per-centre pages link to the source ERO review with full attribution.

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